What | Action | During Grace Period | After Grace Period |
Virtual Machine | Power On | Yes | No |
Create / Delete | Yes | Yes | |
Suspend / Resume | Yes | Yes | |
Configure VM | Yes | Yes | |
ESX Server | Continue Operations | Yes | Yes |
Power On / Off | Yes | Yes | |
Configure ESX Server | Yes | Yes | |
Modify Host Based License File | Yes | Yes | |
VirtualCenter Server | Remove an ESX Server Host from Inventory | Yes | Yes |
Add an ESX Server Host to the Inventory | No | No | |
Connect / Reconnect an ESX Server Host to the Inventory | Yes | Yes | |
Cold Migrate a VM Between ESX Servers | Yes | Yes | |
Move an ESX Server Host Between Folders | Yes | Yes | |
Move an ESX Server in / out of a Cluster | No | No | |
Configure VirtualCenter | Yes | Yes | |
VMotion Between ESX Servers | Yes | No | |
Load Balance in a DRS Cluster | Yes | No | |
Restart VMs using HA on Other ESX Servers | Yes | No |
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